Missing CI Actor

Michel

I can't help you on this, because I don't know where the CI actors are saved.
@Mark?

Best,
Michel

ursullivision

Help?!!! Anybody?

vanakaru

Core Image filters are part of the system or developer tools.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/graphicsimaging/reference/CoreImageFilterReference/Reference/reference.html

Maybe you need to reinstall dev.

ursullivision

Hmmmm. I don't know why this one CI filter would just disappear, and don't know how reinstall dev. Thanks for the heads up. I hope there is a simpler way to deal with this.

ur,ummmmmmm.......................................eric

ckim

ursullivision: I'm getting the same error message. Any word on this?

mark

Dear Eric,

First of all, you don't need to install the developer tools. These filters are "built in" since 10.4 (I believe that's when they started.)

Could it be simply that the Core Update is not active for some reason? Are there other Core Image actors in the patch? Can you add a CI actor in your current setup?

As you can see on this page, Mask to Alpha is part of the standard set of filters provided.

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CoreImageFilterReference/Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/filter/ci/CIMaskToAlpha

So I don't think you can really "un-install" it. But here's another way to check: go to your Dashboard, hit the "+" button, and enable the CIFilterBrowser. This will give you a list of all CI Plugins installed on the system. Type "Mask to Alpha" in the search box at the top, and see if the filter is really gone.

If not, it's something else.

Best Wishes,

Mark

ursullivision

@Mark,

The filter shows up in the CIFilterBrowser.

Hmmmm......

Funny, I was certain that I posted this answer yesterday, but it wasn't in the discussion today. Perhaps I forgot to hit Post Comment.

ur,ummmm......................................eric

ursullivision

I checked today, and I can load the actor (CI Mask to Alpha) from the toolbox, but it does not pass an image thru (no image comes out), and when I click on the actor I don't have any options for actor help. It appears to be broken. (Also 1.3.0f24)

ur,ummmmm..............................eric

mark

Dear Eric,

Well, first thing, there isn't any help for the CI actors because I'm appropriating them from Core Image -- Apple doesn't provide any help.

Can you try the attached patch? You should see a white square on a red background.

Best Wishes,

Mark

42c2be-ci-mask-to-alpha-example.izz

ursullivision

@Mark,

Hi Mark,

thanks for getting back to me. Weird, your patch works. it loads without the error message, and I see a white square on a red background. Must be a corrupted patch on my part? Hmmm.

Thanks again,

ur,ummmmm..................................eric